The new Vauxhall Astra has been named European Car of the Year 2016 at the 86th Geneva Motor Show. The award was decided by 58 leading automotive journalists from around Europe and the Astra received 309 points versus 294 for the Volvo XC90 and 202 for the Mazda MX-5. Ford Bridgend Engine Plant is building a new 200PS 1.6 petrol engine for the … [Read more...]
Newcomers: Cars
Host of new models on their way
The reinvention of the MINI brand continues apace with the launch of the all-new MINI Convertible in four new versions from £18,475. With major refinements against its predecessor, the car features a striking new design and significant enhancements to make open-topped MINI motoring even more appealing and there is a special edition Open launch series … [Read more...]
Maserati and Ford show newcomers
Maserati has revealed the exterior form of the Levante, the first SUV in the brand's history. It will join the Quattroporte, Ghibli, GranTurismo and GranCabrio models and be available with petrol or diesel engines with full details next week at the Geneva show. The next generation Ford Kuga is now on sale. It gets the new 120PS 1.5 … [Read more...]
Return of famous sports car series
Renault has confirmed it will build a new Alpine sports car. The project has been on and off for a few years, after talks with Lotus for a possible joint venture, but now the new car will be built in Dieppe and go on sale in 2017, possibly after its production debut at the Geneva motor show in March of next year. This week, the Alpine … [Read more...]
Mid-Wales maker reveals revolutionary hydrogen car
Mid-Wales based Riversimple has unveiled of the “Rasa”, a road-legal engineering prototype of its first two-seater hydrogen powered road car, built for full European type approval. Supported by a £2m grant from the Welsh government in 2015, every aspect of the Rasa has been tailor-made and interrogated for lightness, strength, affordability and safety, to … [Read more...]
SEAT Ateca unveiled as their first SUV
Volkswagen Group's Seat unit unveiled its first SUV, the Ateca, as the brand seeks to benefit from booming demand for high-riding vehicles. The Ateca will expand Seat's lineup to cover 80 percent of Europe's auto market, up from 50 percent now. The compact SUV will be the Spanish brand's third pillar, together with the Leon compact hatchback and the Ibiza … [Read more...]
Come on the Red
SsangYong has added a limited edition model to its Giugiaro designed Korando SUV range - Red. Based on the Korando ELX 2.2, the car adds a stunning full red leather interior, a 6-way power adjustable and ventilated driver’s seat, powered sunroof and HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlights, with a choice of either a metallic space black or metallic … [Read more...]
Newslines 9 February
Subaru has made a series of upgrades to the XV compact crossover, designed to refresh the car’s exterior styling, raise cabin quality and improve refinement. In spite of the range of upgrades across the full model line-up, pricing for the Subaru XV is unchanged for the 2016 model, which goes on sale across the UK next month from £21,995. Up to 5,000 … [Read more...]
Hyundai i20 vision of new prices
Hyundai has announced full pricing and specifications of the refreshed MY16 i20 range, which now includes the i20 Active compact crossover and efficient new 1.0-litre T-GDi engines going on sale from 3 March. The rugged Hyundai i20 Active crossover costs £15,225 OTR, while new 1.0 T-GDi-powered i20 models start from … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: BMW X5 xDRIVE 40e
With a record year of UK sales behind them in 2015, when they replaced Audi as the best selling premium brand, and their centenary in front of them in 2016, BMW look fully charged to have a good year. First of their new models to be handed to the UK’s motoring media at the start of their centenary year was BMW’s first plug-in hybrid (PHEV) production car … [Read more...]
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